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Small artery elasticity is decreased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus without increased intima media thickness

INTRODUCTION: The objectives of this study were to determine small arterial elasticity (SAE) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to investigate its relationship with intima media thickness (IMT), accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), endothelial activation and inflammation. M...

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Autores principales: Nienhuis, Hans LA, de Leeuw, Karina, Bijzet, Johan, van Doormaal, Jasper J, van Roon, Arie M, Smit, Andries J, Graaff, Reindert, Kallenberg, Cees GM, Bijl, Marc
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2991012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar3145